Speaker
Alexis Conran
Alexis Conran, TV Presenter, keynote speaker and Actor (LAMDA trained) is best known as the man who identifies, uncovers and helps us to protect our businesses, and ourselves, against scams.
About Alexis Conran
Alexis Conran is one of the writers and presenters of the highly acclaimed BBC TV show, The Real Hustle. He is in the rare position of being able to advise and educate even the most-foolhardy, on issues surrounding security and risk (in the real and virtual world). He is also able to identify the human behaviour, communication skills and confidence tricks that the world’s top scammers rely on to achieve their unscrupulous aims.
Alexis Conran is a charismatic and engaging keynote and after-dinner speaker, employing his knowledge of the dark and deceptive world of hustling, pickpockets and con-artists to speak candidly on the risks and security threats constantly faced by businesses, and to deliver important messages on the shrewdest ways to protect against the ever-increasing number of scams. His recent clients include IBM, the RSA Security Conference, Experian, RBS, Halifax, Aviva, Facebook, Porsche, VISA, The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police Fraud in Action Unit.
Alexis currently hosts his own weekly show, The Radio Hustle on Talk Radio and co-stars in the new Dave show THE JOY OF TECHS, alongside his best friend, comedian, actor and satirist, Marcus Brigstocke. He also contributes to ITV’s This Morning and BBC Radio 4 and 5Live, and was crowned champion of Celebrity MasterChef 2016.
Alexis’s main keynote topics, include but are not limited to:
The psychology of deception – How the brain can be fooled by assumption.
The anatomy of a scam – How a handful of scams that have existed for 1000’s of years still catch people out.
The necessary credentials to become the best salesman in your team/the world.
Why Systems fail – The human face of security.
Trust and Transparency – How to stay safe in an uncertain world.
The illusion(s) of trust and the secrets behind it
Alexis can adapt his style to deliver entertaining after dinner cabaret which includes showing off his genius sleight of hand techniques to the amazement of large audiences. His after-dinner topics, include but are not limited to:
Achieving outcomes using sleight of hand techniques
Renowned topical scams
True tales of the Hustler